BBCNOW/Ono – review

Hoddinott Hall, CardiffIt's fun when concerts get to the far end of the alphabet. This one highlighted works by Strauss, Takemitsu, Wagner and Zemlinsky, with each composer using the orchestra as the vehicle to indulge their instinct for exploiting instrumental tone. The fine performance was all the more welcome for seeing the return of Kazushi Ono to conduct the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Ono's elegant style is never less than exacting; here, his command of the repertoire and of his force...

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